Three Ordained to Priesthood at the Cathedral Eeti Mayafthu Er Lsay
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Official Publication of the Diocese of Algoma ( Volume 32 APRIL,1985 Number 4 Three Ordained to Priesthood at the Cathedral On Sunday, February 17th, Reverend Nigel Shaw they a large congregation were the Reverend Canon gathered at St. Luke's W. R. Stadnyk and Marlene Cathedral in Sault Ste. Lay, of Holy Trinity, Sault Marie for the ordination to Ste. Marie; while the the Priesthood of the Reverend Michael Wright Reverend Clifford Dee, the was presented by Canon J . Reverend Nigel Shaw and R. Neal, Diocese of Ontario, the Reverend Michael and Canon R. B. De Blois Wright. Wright, father of the ordi nand, and Mrs. Elaine The service began with a Wright, St. Luke's majestic procession of Cathedral. Choirs, Clergy and Lay Peo The Litanist was Dr. David ple of the Diocese. For this Gould. After being vested memorable occasion, the according to the order of celebrant was the Right Priests and receiving a Bi Reverend L. E. Peterson, ble, chalice and paten from Bishop of Algoma . the Bishop, the new Priests The Old Testament Lesson with the Dean concelebrated was read by Henry Gaines, the Eucharist with the Lay Reader from Holy Trini Bishop as chief c~lebrant. ty, and the Epistle was read Following the service by John de P . Wright, members of the congrega Chancellor of the Diocese, tion were able to greet the while the Gospel was read new Priests at a reception by the Reverend Muriel held in the Parish Hall. The Right Reverend Hornby. Refreshments were provid The Reverend Michael Wl'ight The Revel'end Clifford Dee L. E. Peterson The Reverend Dr. E. J. ed by the ladies of the Reed, from Trinity College, A.C.W . and tea ana coffee Toronto, was guest were poured by Mrs. Yvonne • preacher. In his Sermon, ad Peterson and Mrs . Joyce to dressed specifically to the Robertson. At the reception locese eeti MayafThu er lSay three ordinands and from numerous presentations The annual meeting of the Anglican Church curate at the parish of St. Michael and All Angels, there applicable to all Chris were made to the three or Women of the Diocese of Algoma will be held May Thunder Bay, will discuss the role of contemporary tian people, Fr. Reed focus dinands. woman in the church; and the Right Reverend ed on three aspects essential The Reverend Clifford Dee 14th and 15th at St. Paul's Church, Thunder Bay. This in Christian unity. They are is Rector of the Parish of St. Walter Jones, of the Diocese of Rupert's Land, will meeting will mark the 100th anniversary of organiz talk on goals for the future. the Worship of God, the Paul's, Wawa with White ed women's work in the Canadian Church. Teaching of the Faith and River. The Reverend Nigel Every parish in the diocese may send up to four the Care of the Christian Shaw is Assistant Curate at Speakers for the meeting have been chosen in official voting delegates to the annual meeting of the Community. Holy Trinity, Sault Ste. keeping with the anniversary theme: Mrs. Ellen A.C.W., and as many other observers as they wish. The Presenters for the Marie with Heyden and May, of Burk's Falls, a past president of the diocesan Registration forms have been mailed out to all Reverend Clifford Dee were Searchmont, and the the Reverend Jerry Smith, Reverend Michael Wright is A.C .W., will speak on the background and history of parishes. For further information contact the Recor of Chapleau, and Elizabeth serving as Assistant Curate the Women's Auxiliary and Anglican Church ding Secretary, Mrs. Ingrid Koropeski, 381 Egan Woods, Wawa ; for the at St. Luke's Cathedral. Women; the Reverend Susan De Gruchy, assistant Street, Thunder Bay, P7A 2X2 0-807-345-1701). Algoma Committee on Public Education reports on its-recent studies On November 13th, the will be, from time to time, whole provincial system of Catholic Bishops are seem relating to which facilities is brought to the fore. This Right Reverend Leslie enhanced by regional per education. Further, the ingly inconsistent with each and under what cir committee is concerned that Peterson, Bishop of Algoma, sonnel from the various establishment of three non other and with the "Bishop's cumstances. This has today's Public Education all established an Ad Hoc Com Diocesan areas. contiguous committees to Committee for Education." already become a problem but ignores the spiritual mittee on Public Education This statement is made as a study - related matters of While this committee ex in Sudbury. dimensions of life and in the Diocese of Algoma. In result of the deliberations of implementation, overall fun presses concern for the (5) Another element which morality. The move to fund this action he asked the this committee to date com ding, and the independent maintenance of the moral could be implied in this Separate Schooling from Reverend Larry Winslow, of bined with the results of its school system which are and religious milieu of the whole situation would be the Public Monies will force the Thessalon, to form this com presentation made to the part and parcel of the conse Separate School System, it is "pooling of industrial Public sy'stem to clearly mittee. Executive Committee of the quences of this move is also very concerned about assessment." Although such state and publish its real ob Father Winslow was asked Diocese. It is to be rather disconcerting. the moral implications of the a move may prove to be ad jectives in these areas. to establish the committee to understood that this state However, the approach of current hesitancy of the vantageous to many (2) Rather than being consider two matters of ma ment is made in the full the Diocese of Algoma is to Separate School Boards to southern communities, it divisive, as many would jor importance to the knowledge of the Toronto be one which will pay very concur with the stated has already been shown in state, whole new oppor Diocese of Algoma and its Board of Education's close attention to the possi wishes of the government many .small northern areas tunities for mutal develop people. These were: (1) Im challenging of the constitu ble problems which could concerning these persons. how education would be all ment expressed in clear and plications and effections of tionality of the move to fully arise in the implementation The committee is concerned - but destroyed even under understandable forms are the extension of Public Fun fund the Separate School of this funding. Also, the that some method be current circumstances. The offered to society. Mutual ding to the Separate School System. This committee, in possible benefits of the move worked out whereby both of implications of this move understanding will be System. and (2) Concerns making this statement, is in for the whole of education these moral problems canbe would so fragment the whole enhanced rather than deter about the necessity for no way making any com must be considered. Con properly addressed. problem in such a manner red. Religious Education and mentary upon that cerns which have been ex (3) In like manner, the that the costs could easily (3) The Separate School Moral Values in the Public challenge. pressed to da te are as committee is concerned become prohibitive to pro System has often been ac Education environment. The Separate School Funding follows: about the transportability of vide any but the most cused of providing a strictly committee is to work with This committee, like so (1) The seeming disregard pupils between systems. rudimentary form of educa academic form of education reference to the effects of many others, is amazed at for the principles of Since both systems are to be tion in northern Ontario (in with little, or no, -emphasis the above within this the manner in which the democracy in the manner in funded with public money, it either the . Public or the upon technical learning. Diocese and in conjunction Government of Ontario is which this decision was would only be correct that Separate sector). Yet no Although, to many, this may with similar efforts in other said to have made this deci made and announced. all children could choose to statement has been for seem to be a disadvantage, Dioceses in Canada. Four of sion without prior consulta (2) The redistribution of attend either system. The thcoming showing how all this committee is of the opi the five members of the tion with many of its own staff who are declared only condition of attendance will survive without raising nion that it may have much committee have members or the experts in redundant in the Public would be the acceptance of the taxes in the north beyond to say to a Public System backgrounds involving the ·field of education. Such System due to the transferr the basic principles of the that which any will be able that may have strayed too Public School Boards of an implementation made ing of students to the system they wish to attend. to afford. far toward the latter. Trustees. This group con Separate School Board. The (4) In short, in the private without sufficient planning Further, the committee is (6) Although we have bee" stitutes a core group which could be disastrous for the statements from the Roman concerned that such sector, it is a principle that told that this move will not competition leads to ex transportability be available burden the taxpayer any Canon McCausland was speaker at Order of St. Luke meeting at all levels of education and more than at the present cellence.